Streets Closing For Cherry Blossom Parade

Here are the specifics you've been asking for on the Saturday street closings in DC.

From 11 p.m. today to 9 p.m. Saturday, these downtown streets will be closed to vehicles:

* Pennsylvania Avenue between 10th and 14th streets NW
* Streets from the north and south that intersect Pennsylvania Avenue between 10th and 14th streets NW

Downtown parking restrictions during the same hours:
Vehicles will not be allowed to park along Pennsylvania Avenue NW between 10th and 14th streets NW.

Parade route closures:
The parade will go westbound on Constitution Avenue NW from 7th Street to 17th Street, starting at 9:45 a.m. Saturday. These streets will be closed to vehicles from 5:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday:

Anybody know if pedestrians will be able to cross the race route of the 10k on Sunday morning? I want to walk from the Smithsonian metro to the tidal basin but it seems impossible w/o crossing the race route. Also, how long will the streets be closed for the race? Thanks

Ended up having to drive through town to get to a friend's place in Pentagon City, and I have to say that the Park Police were absolutely useless. Traffic was generally gridlocked around the tidal basin/mall area (expected), but I was disappointed to not see a single PP officer directing traffic anywhere, and didn't see a single PP officer anywhere, except one on the Kutz bridge riding horseback, THE WRONG WAY.
Coming home, I used the Memorial Bridge, and they shut off the right turn to access the Rock Creek Parkway. No sign ahead of time to warn drivers (and no apparent reason - there weren't a ton of pedestrians there, nor was there a ton of traffic on RCP), just a barricade and a closed lane.
Brilliant job as always, Parkies...